Editing Petroleum

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[[File:ACFT - Petroleum.png|thumb|180px|Processed petroleum]]
'''Petroleum''', also known as '''crude oil''' or just '''oil''', is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of {{Wiki|hydrocarbon}}s. The term ''petroleum'' refers both to naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil, as well as to petroleum products that consist of refined crude oil.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Petroleum}}</ref>

==History==
Petroleum is a highly sought-after resource, being used in manufacturing a vast variety of materials essential for modern life.<ref name="Wiki"/> Due to its flammable nature, it was also one of the components of [[Greek fire]], an incidendiary weapon first utilized by the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50|Episode 50]]</ref> In 1725, the [[Joseon]] engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] found several barrels of petroleum inside a warehouse in [[Manila]], which he promptly had loaded onto the ''[[Fenghuang]]'',<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53|Episode 53]]</ref> allowing him to produce large quantities of Greek fire for the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]]'s usage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 58|Episode 58]]</ref>

During the 20th century, [[Abstergo Industries]] gained control of [[British Petroleum]], a global oil and gas company headquartered in [[London]], [[England]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]]: Cluster 6</ref>

==Gallery==
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ACFT - Petroleum barrel.png|A barrel of petroleum
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{c|mentioned in Rifts only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Forging History]]'' {{Mo}}

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